The Latest Breaking News from Tennessee Valley Authority

In 2026, Tennessee planned a power-line corridor across a 239-year-old family farm but nine generations refused, and TVA chose another route

In Tennessee, a family has successfully thwarted the Tennessee Valley Authority's plans for a power line to cut through their historic farm, established since 1787. Thanks to strong public advocacy, the TVA has retracted its initial routing proposal and will seek alternative options while also forming a landowner task force.…

The Times of India · Aug 7

EPA declined to challenge federal utility on new gas plant

When the nation’s largest public utility recently decided to replace an aging coal plant with a new gas power plant, the Environmental Protection Agency had a host of questions about how the Tennessee Valley Authority evaluated the alternatives

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

Power failures amplify calls for utility to rethink gas

A federal utility’s decision to resort to rolling blackouts after coal and natural gas units went offline during dangerously cold conditions has intensified questions about the Tennessee Valley Authority’s recent decision to double down on fossil fuels

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022

Kentucky utilities aren’t retiring coal plants fast enough to meet climate goals

Kentucky utilities aren’t retiring coal plants fast enough to meet climate goals

WEKU · Oct 13, 2022

A tiny fish that once caused an epic conservation fight is no longer under threat

The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish that derailed a federal dam during an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the '70s, is no longer considered imperiled, officials announced.

WEKU · Oct 5, 2022

Snail darter, focus of epic conservation fight, is recovered

The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish at the center of an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the 1970s, is no longer considered imperiled

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Manchin push on pipeline approval recalls 1970s dam project

Approving a large construction project through Congress, as Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia is trying to do for Mountain Valley Pipeline in his state, is highly unusual and, according to legal scholars, rests on very thin precedent.

Tribune News Service · Sep 27, 2022

Manchin push on pipeline approval recalls 1970s dam project - Roll Call

Approving a large construction project through Congress, as Sen. Joe Manchin is trying to do, is highly unusual, experts say.

Roll Call · Sep 26, 2022

Mississippi's Electricity Supplier Walks Back Remarks About Cutting Power To Marijuana Facilities

Mississippi’s main supplier of electricity Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) recently announced plans to 

Benzinga · Feb 11, 2022